BY NYASHA KUNYISWA THE United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) says over 500 000 young children in Zimbabwe are living in severe food poverty. In a statement yesterday, the Unicef country representative in Zimbabwe, Nicholas Alipui, added the numbers were expected to increase due to the El Nino-induced drought. “Food insecurity among Zimbabwean children…
580k children in severe food poverty — Unicef

Food assistance needs are expected to moderately increase through at least February 2026, as more households deplete their food stocks and become increasingly market dependent amid constrained purchasing power.